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1.conventional 依照惯例的

2.flouted 无视

3.notion 观念

4.feminity 女性气质

5.excelling 擅长

6.javelin 标枪

7.shot-put 铅球

8.hurdles 跨栏

9.immensely 极大地

10.innuendo 映射

11.conscious 有意识地

12.donned 穿上

13.controversial 备受争议的

14.underwent 经历

15.stripped 剥夺

16.reinstatement 复位

17.antiquated 过时的

18.prefigured 预言

19.re-examination 重新审视

原文

“Babe” Didrikson

Mildred “Babe” Didrikson（1913-1956）was one of the most celebrated female athletes of the first half of the twentieth century.

Competing in the 1930s and 1940s，when conventional attitudes regarding women's participation in sport dominated North American culture，Babe Didrikson rose to fame by dominating not just one，but a number of sports.

Didrikson flouted conventional notions of femininity and “proper”female activity，by excelling in field events such as javelin and shot-put，in addition to tradition male-dominated sports such as baseball，swimming，and golf.

Interestingly，Didrikson would always have to battle popular accounts that attacked or questioned her femininity and sexuality.

As a women with a large，muscular and athletic body，Didrikson was often accused of having an “unfair advantage” over other women，and often regarded as not being a “real woman”.

Born in the state of Texas，Didrikson rose to athletic fame quick，representing the U.S.A. in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles where she won and set records in the javelin and 80 meter hurdles.

Later in her career，Didrikson turned her athletic attention mainly to golf，s sport in which she was immensely successful.

Interestingly，however，Didrikson tired of the popular innuendo regarding her “unfeminine” appearance and made a conscious effort to change her image in favor of a more traditionally feminine one：she donned dresses and make-up in place of her sweat pants and makeupless appearance.

Didrikson's controversial career underwent a twist when she fought the American Athletic Union（AAU），which had stripped her of her amateur sports status after she allowed her image to used in endorsements for cars.

When offered amateur status reinstatement，Didrikson refused，challenging what she believed to be the AAU's antiqued rules and regulations.

Aside from her incredible athletic accomplishments，Didrikson is an important historical figure because of the challenge she made to the male-dominate institution of sport.

Didrikson challenged those within the institution of sport to question gender values at a time when the political environment made it difficult to do so.

Didrikson prefigured by several decades the challenges to sport made by other female athletes such as Billie Jean King，Martine Navratilova，and Florence Griffith Joyner.

Didrikson forced a re-examination of the meaning of sports，making many aware of the social and political importance of an institution typically not thought of as such.

翻译

芭贝·迪德里克森

米尔德雷德·芭贝·迪德里克森（1913-1956）是二十世纪上半叶最著名的女运动员之一。
20世纪30年代和40年代，在关于女性参与体育运动的传统态度还主导北美文化的时候，芭贝·迪德里克森（Babe Didrikson）凭借不仅主导一项体育运动，而且主导多项体育运动而声名鹊起。
迪德里克森藐视传统的女性气质和“适当”的女性活动观念，除了棒球、游泳和高尔夫等传统的男性主导运动外，他还擅长标枪和铅球等田赛项目。
有趣的是，迪德里克森总是要与那些攻击或质疑她女性气质和性取向的流行报道作斗争。
作为一名身材魁梧、肌肉发达、运动型身材的女性，迪德里克森经常被指责比其他女性拥有“不公平的优势”，并经常被认为不是“真正的女性”。
迪德里克森出生于德克萨斯州，在1932年洛杉矶奥运会上代表美国队赢得标枪和80米栏比赛并创造纪录，她很快就在体育界声名鹊起。
在职业生涯的后期，迪德里克森把她的运动注意力主要转向了高尔夫运动，在这项运动中她取得了巨大的成功。
然而，有趣的是，迪德里克森厌倦了关于她“非女性化”外表的流行影射，并有意识地改变了自己的形象，取而代之的是一个更传统的女性形象：她穿裙子和化妆，而不是运动裤和素颜。
迪德里克森备受争议的职业生涯在她与美国运动联盟（AAU）的斗争中发生了转折。在她允许自己的形象用于汽车代言后，AAU剥夺了她业余体育的地位。
当被要求恢复业余身份时，迪德里克森拒绝了，挑战了她认为是AAU过时的规则和规定。
除了她令人难以置信的体育成就，迪德里克森是一个重要的历史人物，因为她对男性主导的体育机构提出了挑战。
迪德里克森向体育机构内部的人发出挑战，质疑性别价值观，而当时的政治环境让他们很难这样做。
几十年来，迪德里克森预言了比莉·让·金（Billie Jean King）、玛蒂娜·纳夫拉蒂洛娃（Martine Navratilova）和弗洛伦斯·格里菲斯·乔伊纳（Florence Griffith Joyner）等其他女运动员对体育的挑战。
迪德里克森迫使人们重新审视体育的意义，让许多人意识到体育这个通常不被认为是社会和政治机构的重要性。

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